NEWS/nieuws

Less than 48 hours after the fire in Paris began, France announced an international architecture competition to rebuild the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral, according to worldnews outlets.

President Macron thanked firefighters and said in a widely praised address that Notre Dame is “our history, our literature, the epicentre of our life, the standard by which we measure our distances. It’s so many books, so many paintings. It’s the cathedral of every French person, even those who have never visited it. This history is ours. We will rebuild Notre Dame, because it is what the French people expect, it is what our history deserves, and it is our deep destiny.”

2018-2019 model news

all under one roof...Networker Enrico Bergonzoni's model of the House of One, a unique house of prayer for three religions, was seen in the 2018 V&A exhibition; The Future Starts Here. Designed by Kuehn Malvezzi of Berlin, the building contains a synagogue, church and mosque – all under one roof

the first model commissioned by the Abbey for nearly 300 years...The Westminster Abbey Triforium, aka The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, opened in 2018. Armiger presented the Abbey model at Buckingham Palace in June 2014

landmarks aplenty...Collaborator makers Richard and Simon Hamnell were pleased to report that the aforementioned Abbey model featured in the landmark 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This, being Armiger's 35th work in 35 years chosen by the Royal Academicians, is a small landmark in itself

four sight…1, ‘Making Memory: Seven Projects’ by David Adjaye. Exhibitionmodels at the Design Museum UK

2, VAM continues its aptly named ‘Architectural Models Network‘ research, led by Dr Simona Valeriani, Head of Early Modern Studies, and Dr Olivia Horsfall Turner, Senior Curator of Designs

3, It is nice to see an old Network model in De Museum Rotterdam; a masterplan for the Centraal Station area bounded by Stationsingel, Goudsesingel, Kruisplein and Statentunnel

CONTACT

In the first instance, please direct your enquiry to Richard, so that he can discuss your project and make a plan tailored precisely to your requirements.

Armiger's Network Modelmakers is a long-established architectural firm with exceptionally skilled model builders. For your bespoke model, we research, design and construct our miniatures using locations, and the finest materials which best suit your needs and audience.

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries

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The Abbey’s triforium was accessible, but only just. Architect Ptolemy Dean has designed a tall, slim but grandly detailed 21st century tower which, when opened in 2018, now allows visitors high up within the Abbey to a space previously occupied only by Royal Wedding cameramen. A well-crafted, steamed-beech timber model built by Richard’s teammates illustrates the proposal.

Richard was first contacted by the Abbey in 2014. Thereafter followed an intense six month period of research and design; because for the best result, the model itself must be designed (not many people know that...). Over time, a palette, configuration and a befitting budget was put forward and then accepted. Yes, even the Monarch will have a budget (not many people know that...).

With a model of this ambition and stature, Armiger's Network married its forces with Millennium. Millennium Models' director Simon Hamnell is a good friend, an ex-Networker, and a 'triple A-list' craftsman. The third, and last key member of the 'lead team' was Network's indispensable, historic specialist George Rome Innes.

Timber craftsman Richard Armiger presented the Westminster Abbey model at Buckingham Palace in June 2014. It is the first model commissioned by the Abbey, for the Abbey, in 300 years.

THANKS

Thanks to all our clients, especially

Catherine and John Pawson CBE, Sir David and Evelyn Chipperfield, Edward Jones and Sir Jeremy Dixon, John McAslan CBE, Dame Zaha Hadid, the late Sebastian de Ferranti and my late great maker friend Jan Kaplicky